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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Film Director / Film Producer / Character Actor / Actor / Theatre Director | * 07/23/1967 († 46, 02/02/2014) | Fairport, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical productions, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 readers' poll by Empire magazine. Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Almost Famous (2000). He began to occasionally play lead... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader o ...

The Master

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2012 | 3.6/5 | 2h 17min
Drama
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When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax. ...

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

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2007 | 3.6/5 | 1h 57min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood". ...

Capote

13

2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 54min
Crime, Drama
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The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. ...

Charlie Wilson's War

15

2007 | 3.3/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Philip Seymour Hoffman

2x Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play Academy Award for Best Actor Theatre World Award Golden Globe Awards Volpi Cup for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 3x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor 2x Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Actor(74)

2016 Starring Austin Pendleton
as himself2015 The Making of A Most Wanted Man
as Plutarch Heavensbee2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Self (Archive Footage)2015 Straight From The Heart: A Tribute To Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Mickey Scarpato2014 God's Pocket
as Plutarch Heavensbee2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Günther Bachmann2014 A Most Wanted Man
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Plutarch Heavensbee2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self - Actor2013 Salinger
as himself2013 Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
as himself2012 Moneyball: Playing the Game
as Robert Gelbart2012 A Late Quartet
as Lancaster Dodd2012 The Master
as Art Howe2011 Moneyball
2011 A Child's Garden of Poetry
as Paul Zara2011 The Ides of March
as Jack2010 Jack Goes Boating
as Narrator (voice)2010 Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
as Max Jerry Horovitz (voice)2009 Mary and Max
as himself2009 Doubt: Stage to Screen
as himself2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Jim the Bartender2009 The Invention of Lying
as The Count2009 The Boat That Rocked
as Father Brendan Flynn2008 Doubt
2008 Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
as Caden Cotard2008 Synecdoche, New York
as Andy Hanson2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Jon Savage2007 The Savages
as Gust Avrakotos2007 Charlie Wilson's War
as Owen Davian2006 Mission: Impossible III
as himself2006 Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
as himself2006 Making Capote: Concept to Script
as Henry2006 Strangers with Candy
as Truman Capote2005 Capote
as Sandy Lyle2004 Along Came Polly
as Dean Trumbull2003 Mattress Man Commercial
as Dan Mahowny2003 Owning Mahowny
as Reverend Veasey2003 Cold Mountain
as Dean Trumbell2002 Punch-Drunk Love
as Freddy Lounds2002 Red Dragon
as Jacob Elinsky2002 25th Hour
as Wilson Joel2002 Love Liza
2001 Last Party 2000
as himself2000 Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Lester Bangs2000 Almost Famous
2000 Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
as himself2000 That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Joseph Turner White2000 State and Main
as Rusty1999 Flawless
as Phil Parma1999 Magnolia
as Freddie Miles1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
as Brandt1998 The Big Lebowski
as Allen1998 Happiness
as Sean1998 Next Stop Wonderland
as Mitch Roman1998 Patch Adams
as Duncan1998 Montana
as Bill1997 Culture
as Scotty J.1997 Boogie Nights
as Young Craps Player1997 Hard Eight
as Dustin Davis1996 Twister
as Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes1995 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
as Officer Raymer1994 Nobody's Fool
as Gary1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
as Frank Hansen1994 The Getaway
as Buck1994 The Yearling
as Martin1994 Szuler
as Cochran1993 Money for Nothing
as Wiley McCall1993 Joey Breaker
as Chuck Bronski1993 My Boyfriend's Back
as George Willis, Jr.1992 Scent of a Woman
as Klutch1992 Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
as Matt1992 Leap of Faith
as Chris1992 My New Gun

TV Shows/Series with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Actor(14)

as Plutarch Heavensbee2013 The Frame
as Self (archive footage)2012 Too Young to Die
2002 Icons
as himself2002 HypaSpace
as Self - Guest1999 The Early Show
1999 The Directors
as Joseph Plumb Martin1997 Liberty!
as William Fillmore Toffman (voice)1996 Arthur
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Steven Hanauer1990 Law & Order
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Movies with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Crew(7)

Production/Producer2014 God's Pocket
Crew/Thanks2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Crew/In Memory Of2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Crew/In Memory Of2014 A Most Wanted Man
Crew/Thanks2013 Feed Me
Directing/Director2010 Jack Goes Boating
Production/Executive Producer2010 Jack Goes Boating

Born: Sunday, 07/23 1967 (July) in Fairport, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 02/02 2014 (February) in Manhattan (aged: 46)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Fairport High School
Children: Cooper Hoffman
Siblings: Gordy Hoffman
Father: Gordon Hoffman
Mother: Marilyn O'Connor
Other names for Philip Seymour Hoffman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Филип Сеймур Хоффман"
"필립 세이모어 호프만"
"Philip S. Hoffman"
"Philip Hoffman"
"Phillip Seymour Hoffman"
"Phil Hoffman"
Philip Seymour Hoffman frequently works together with these people:
Paul Thomas Anderson (17x, Crew)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (8x, Actor)
Julianne Moore (8x, Actress)
Diane Lane (8x, Actress)
Billy Bob Thornton (8x, Actor)
Naomi Watts (8x, Actress)
Jennifer Garner (8x, Actress)
Suzanne Collins (8x, Crew)
Daniel Lupi (8x, Crew)
Joe Pentangelo (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:619, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/04/2024